dutch: hygge
german:gemutlich
No word really exists in the english language that fully conveys what either of these words does.. The basic meaning is one’s striving to obtain an ultimately cozy, friendly, warm way of existing. It can be applied physically or emotionally. (have you seen www.kinfolkmag.com ?)
So here and now I set a goal for the fresh year ahead ( it might just be an excuse for more psuedo-nesting…) At any rate, I hope to live more of a hygge-lifestyle. Draw more warmth in, and give more out in whatever ways I can. I imagine this will be useful as I prepare to leave my element, the coziness of this life I’ve built in Flagstaff.
So here’s to carrying a sense of warmth, comfort, and well being wherever I go as a part of my mobile environment of self.